background would assume immediately that Afro- Americans are inferior people‚ hip-hoppers‚ drugs addicts & dealers‚ felons‚ uneducated‚ and just plain ignorant. Afro- Americans are direct descendents of West African countries such as‚ Senegal‚ Benin‚ Togo‚ Nigeria‚ Ghana‚ Sierra Leon‚ and Liberia to name a few. These people we taken from their homes strip of their religion‚ culture‚ language‚ and land. Many could have been nobility in their own right. They were brought to the America’s and sold
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to improve myself and devote my life to championing the course of improving the lives of disabled persons. I hold Masters degree in International Relations from Middlesex University‚ London and Bachelors degree in History from the University of Benin‚ Nigeria. I have Certificates in Women’s Studies and Gender Relations‚ Gender and Conflict Management. I also received trainings in Gender‚ Media and Conflict Management. In addition to academic qualifications‚ I participated in various discourses
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DOES IFE AND YORUBA PRACTICE PRESERVE NIGERIAN CULTURE? INTRODUCTION The Yoruba religion is the religious belief and practice of the Yoruba people both in Africa (chiefly in Nigeria and Benin Republic)‚ and in the Americas. It has influenced and given birth to several Afro-American religions such as Santeria in Cuba and Candomble in Brazil. Though specific numbers are unknown‚ it is possibly the largest African born religion in the world
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Period 2 2/4/10 Francophone Countries Underdeveloped countries are those at the very bottom of the global economy‚ with widespread extreme poverty and dire living conditions. They usually have little or no infrastructure or reliable health care and other social services. Many have experienced long-term political unrest in the form of civil war or armed conflict with other nations‚ or have been subject to unstable governments‚ dictatorships‚ and corruption. In addition‚ they may frequently suffer
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encounters manifest in the form of conquest‚ submission‚ and exploitation. An obvious example is the British imperial forces. Another type is the peaceful conversion processes such as the missionaries dispatched to the powerful West African kingdom of Benin. Furthermore‚ they tend to occur throughout the interaction between two parties who operate according to different social norms. This essay is concerned with how this significant theme
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Peaceful revolutions Successful political revolutions in the last three decades have been dominated by masses of unarmed people. They have challenged the present political establishment and refused to obey orders‚ often at central places in the capitals. Different from the traditional armed guerillas confronting the state army these movements have not used deadly means‚ not even when confronted with violent police and militaries. These cases are on crucial points different from the traditional
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The Renaissance in Western Europe marked the end of the middle Ages and the start of Europe’s rise as a global power. States in Western Europe became more centralized‚ and monarchs exercised more control over their subjects. Christopher Columbus’s voyage to America and triumphant return signaled the beginning of a new era of exploration. Likewise‚ Prince Henry the Navigator’s expeditions along the West African coast led to increased trade with Africa. Long isolated from the rest of the world‚ the
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The Slave Trade in Africa Eric Williams thesis entitled "Capitalism and slavery" is not a study on the nature of the slave trade‚ but rather a study of the role of slavery in the English economy. In his thesis Williams proposes the idea that capitalism is a result of the Atlantic slave trade. Williams defines capitalism as when someone can use their resources to make a profit without that person actually being present. The Atlantic Slave Trade was then an example of capitalism. English investors
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HOUDEGBE NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSTY‚ BENIN SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE‚ MATHEMATHICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARMENT: COMPUTER SCIENCE A1 GROUP 3 NAMES OF GROUP MEMBERS MATRIC NUMBER OSO ABAYOMI OMOBOLANLE 0907 IT 00989 PRESENTATION TOPIC: MU RECURSIVE FUCNTION LECTURER NAME: MR OSHIBOGUN RECURSIVE FUNCTION Recursive functions are built up from basic functions by some operations. The successor function Lets get very primitive. Suppose we have 0 defined and want
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The Niger Delta Petroleum System: Niger Delta Province‚ Nigeria‚ Cameroon‚ and Equatorial Guinea‚ AfricabyMichele L. W. Tuttle‚ Ronald R. Charpentier‚ and Michael E. BrownfieldOpen-File Report 99-50-H | Chapter ATertiary Niger Delta (Akata-Agbada) Petroleum System (No. 701901)‚ Niger Delta Province‚ Nigeria‚ Cameroon‚ and Equatorial Guinea‚ Africaby Michele L. W. Tuttle‚ Michael E. Brownfield‚ and Ronald R. CharpentierABSTRACT In the Niger Delta province‚ we have identified one petroleum
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